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Showing 1 to 20 of 369 for “"Language development"”.
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Assessing British sign language development
… bilingualism seeks to introduce British Sign Language (BSL) to deaf children from an early age in order to establish a first language from which English, the majority language, can be acquired. However, there is little concensus on how deaf children's BSL development should be measured and no …
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Semantic structure and language development
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 1990.
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Effective Strategies for English Language Development
<p>The number of English language learners in California is increasing on a daily basis, and specific, focused strategies for the instruction of academic English are desperately needed. The literature shows that many such strategies exist, but I seek to discover strategies that will allow a focus …
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ENHANCING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS
… current research has been reviewed regarding the development of English proficiency for English Language Learners. The particular areas of concern deemed crucial for language development are the domains of reading, writing, listening and speaking. The critical components for effective English …
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Contingency Management in a Language Development Program
… could successfully administer Gray's (1970) language development program. The second part of the problem was the investigation of whether the two subjects involved would gain the ability to use new language structures.
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Behaviour and Language Development in Infants at Risk for ASD: The Role of Early Attention Preferences and Early Language Development
… 1998). Thus, data on earlier social attention, language development, and ASD behaviours in children with ASD are limited. In this dissertation, I examine how early perceptual biases and ASD-like behaviours relate to language skills in a high-risk cohort of infant siblings of children with ASD …
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Navigating Variability: Language Development in Linguistically Diverse Environments
… that most children grow up hearing multiple languages and/or accents. How do children navigate this input variability when acquiring their language(s)? In this thesis, I report three studies exploring this question in one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse regions in the world …
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Language development in kindergarten students using melodic learning
… a non-traditional method of enhancing language through the use of songs, chants, and rhymes. To investigate this, data was systematically collected and then analyzed in order to determine the specific benefits on the development of oral and written language from the use of these …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
… study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once the …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
… study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once the …
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James Bay Cree perspectives on child language development
… cultural practices and priorities for child language development in two Cree communities in the James Bay Cree Region of northern Quebec, Canada. Using thematic analysis, themes are derived from semistructured interviews with 24 individuals on topics of child language development, language …
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Early pragmatic language development for an infant robot
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.
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Parental Mind-Mindedness And Language Development In Early Infancy
… and stimulation, are linked to children’s early language. Mind-mindedness refers to mothers’ proclivity to consider and treat their infant as having an active and autonomous mental life of thoughts, intentions, desires, etc. Mind-mindedness is a foundation of parental sensitivity and …
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Unravelling the relationship between cigarette smoking and language development
… health, prenatal CS has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and ASD, which include deficits in language skills. However, there is little research on CS specific effects on language skills. Nicotine, the addictive component of tobacco, exerts its cognitive effects by …
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Cognitive and Language Development in Young Children with Plagiocephaly
… with deformational plagiocephaly may exhibit developmental delays or deficits. The purpose of this study was to examine the cognitive and language functioning of preschool age children who had been diagnosed with deformational plagiocephaly. Further, the study hoped to understand the …
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The written language development of students with special needs
… writing -- Relationship between oral and written language -- Whole language approach.
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The written language development of students with special needs
… writing -- Relationship between oral and written language -- Whole language approach.
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Does Infants' Socially-guided Attention Uniquely Predict Language Development?
… attention behaviors uniquely predicted emerging language abilities. This longitudinal study examined attention regulation skills, joint attention behaviors, infants' expressive/receptive language (current), emerging communication abilities at 16- and 17-month-old (time 1); expressive/receptive …
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